Secrets

The quiet thrill of keeping a secret

If your partner gets down on one knee to propose, or you get a call with the job offer you’ve been coveting, your inclination might be to shout it from the rooftops. But new research suggests that kee...

According to the Discord Leaks, the US had, earlier in the Russia-Ukraine war, tried to dissuade Ukraine from defending Bakhmut.

Why secrets lost their sizzle

IN APRIL, secret documents allegedly photographed by a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard began making their way into the mainstream media. Many were briefings prepared by military intelli...

The engineer in 2017 accepted a US-based job with a Chinese company working to develop self-driving cars before resigning from Apple, Justice Department says.

US charges Apple ex-employee for trying to steal technology, fleeing to China

THE US Justice Department said on Tuesday (May 16) it has charged a former Apple engineer with attempting to steal the firm’s technology related to autonomous systems, including self-driving cars, and...

The breach – which has sparked a criminal investigation by the Department of Justice – includes classified information about Ukraine’s battle against invading Russian forces, as well as secret assessments of US allies.

US documents leaked by young gun enthusiast: US media

The source behind a leak of highly sensitive US government documents is a young gun enthusiast who first shared them on social media, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday.

Hiding secrets is the easy part; the hard part is everything else.
LIFE & CULTURE

Unpacking ‘The Secret Life of Secrets’

In a new book, Michael Slepian considers the costs of keeping quiet.